Norse-derived vocabulary in late Old English texts
Wulfstan's works, a case study
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2010
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University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense
CHAPTER 7 -REASONS FOR THE PRESENCE OF NORSE-DERIVEDVOCABULARY IN WULFSTAN'S WORKSCHAPTER 8 -WULFSTAN'S IMPACT ON THE LEGAL LANGUAGE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; WORD INDEX NORTH-WESTERN EUROPEANLANGUAGE EVOLUTION -Supplement vol. 22; Editorial page;...
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CHAPTER 7 -REASONS FOR THE PRESENCE OF NORSE-DERIVEDVOCABULARY IN WULFSTAN'S WORKSCHAPTER 8 -WULFSTAN'S IMPACT ON THE LEGAL LANGUAGE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; WORD INDEX NORTH-WESTERN EUROPEANLANGUAGE EVOLUTION -Supplement vol. 22; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 -- WULFSTAN'S CANON AND STYLE; CHAPTER 2 -TERMINOLOGY AND PROCEDURAL DECISIONS; CHAPTER 3 -- WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYI: THE LAGU WORD-FIELD; CHAPTER 4 -WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYII: THE GRIo WORD-FIELD; CHAPTER 5 -WULFSTAN'S NORSE-DERIVED LEGAL VOCABULARYIII: REMAINING TERMS; CHAPTER 6 -OTHER NORSE-DERIVED TECHNICAL TERMS INWULFSTAN'S WORKS This book focuses on the Norse-derived vocabulary in the works of Archbishop Wulfstan II of York (d. 1023). A considerable advantage derives from studying Wulfstan's compositions because, unlike most Old English texts, they are closely dateable and, to a certain extent, localizable. Thus, they offer excellent material for the examination of the process of integration and accommodation of Norse-derived vocabulary in Old English. After establishing the list of terms which can be accepted to be Norse-derived, this book analyses their relations with their native synonyms, both from a semantic and
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-303) and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 26, 2012)
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 26, 2012)
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